YOU MISSED A SPOT: Denver is looking into a report that public works employees washed their vehicle at a strip club and posed with employees there. 7News.

MJ AND MARRIAGE: Colorado’s position as a key battleground state in the 2012 presidential race comes with a wrinkle neither party seems to like: A freewheeling ballot initiative tradition that could put both legalizing marijuana and gay marriage before voters on Election Day next year. The AP’s Kristen Wyatt’s story is in the Durango Herald.

A DELICATE BALANCE: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is pushing a major change in the way City Hall looks at education, and at the same time walking a delicate line between traditional education and education reform interests. The Denver Post.

JUVIE JUSTICE: Legislators and community members on Wednesday will begin analyzing Colorado’s juvenile discipline statutes — criticized by some as too harsh, which were drafted after 1993’s “summer of violence.” The Coloradoan.

DRIVING WHILE HIGH: Police statewide are encountering more drivers who are either under the influence of marijuana or are carrying the drug illegally with them in their vehicle, according to the CDOT and local police. Longmont Times-Call.

REPORT THIS: Democrats are at odds with Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler over campaign-finance reporting requirements. Pueblo Chieftain.

CUTS AND COMPROMISES: The attempt at a budget deal creates creates risks and opportunities for Republican rising star Rep. Cory Gardner, who represents the 4th District, home to Larimer County, a swing county in a swing state. The Denver Post.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.